United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries

The Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries is a subcommittee within the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. It was formerly the Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing before being renamed at the beginning of the 119th United States Congress. Prior to the 117th Congress, it was the Subcommittee on Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and Weather. Prior to the 116th Congress, it was formerly the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard.

Jurisdiction

The Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing has jurisdiction over coastal zone management; ocean, weather, and atmospheric activities; marine fisheries; and marine mammals. The subcommittee also conducts oversight on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Coast Guard, the Marine Mammal Commission (MMC), U.S. Global Change Research Program, and Minority Business Development Agency, as well as the Department of Commerce manufacturing bureaus and workforce development matters. ^[1]

Members, 119th Congress

Majority [2]	Minority [2]
Dan Sullivan, Chair, Alaska Roger Wicker, Mississippi John Curtis, Utah Bernie Moreno, Ohio Tim Sheehy, Montana	Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware, Ranking Member Brian Schatz, Hawaii Gary Peters, Michigan Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
Ex officio
Ted Cruz, Texas	Maria Cantwell, Washington

Historical subcommittee rosters

118th Congress

Majority [3]	Minority [3]
Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin, Chair Brian Schatz, Hawaii Ed Markey, Massachusetts Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico Raphael Warnock, Georgia Peter Welch, Vermont	Dan Sullivan, Alaska, Ranking Member Roger Wicker, Mississippi Jerry Moran, Kansas Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee JD Vance, Ohio
Ex officio
Maria Cantwell, Washington	Ted Cruz, Texas

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin, Chair Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Brian Schatz, Hawaii Ed Markey, Massachusetts Gary Peters, Michigan Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico	Dan Sullivan, Alaska, Ranking Member Ted Cruz, Texas Deb Fischer, Nebraska Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Todd Young, Indiana
Ex officio
Maria Cantwell, Washington	Roger Wicker, Mississippi

116th Congress

Majority [4]	Minority [4]
Cory Gardner, Colorado, Chair Ted Cruz, Texas Dan Sullivan, Alaska Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Rick Scott, Florida	Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin, Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Brian Schatz, Hawaii Gary Peters, Michigan
Ex officio
Roger Wicker, Mississippi	Maria Cantwell, Washington

References

1. "Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing".
2. "Cruz, Cantwell Announce Commerce Subcommittee Rosters for 119th Congress". U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation. February 20, 2025.
3. "Commerce Committee Announces Subcommittee Memberships". U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation. February 17, 2023.
4. "Wicker and Cantwell Release Subcommittee Assignments". U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation. January 24, 2019.

External links

• Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing